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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 62. <br></br> Medical decisions at the reconsideration level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      78,489</td>
<td class="r data">       5,777</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">      27,707</td>
<td class="r data">       2,460</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      50,782</td>
<td class="r data">       3,317</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      90,674</td>
<td class="r data">       5,864</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">      32,919</td>
<td class="r data">       2,535</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">      57,755</td>
<td class="r data">       3,329</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      96,720</td>
<td class="r data">       5,110</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">      37,182</td>
<td class="r data">       2,394</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
<td class="r data">      59,538</td>
<td class="r data">       2,716</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      98,594</td>
<td class="r data">       4,807</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">      38,713</td>
<td class="r data">       2,262</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">      59,881</td>
<td class="r data">       2,545</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      96,486</td>
<td class="r data">       4,577</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
<td class="r data">      39,425</td>
<td class="r data">       2,192</td>
<td class="r data">     5.6</td>
<td class="r data">      57,061</td>
<td class="r data">       2,385</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      89,350</td>
<td class="r data">       3,771</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
<td class="r data">      37,719</td>
<td class="r data">       1,804</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">      51,631</td>
<td class="r data">       1,967</td>
<td class="r data">     3.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      81,844</td>
<td class="r data">       3,573</td>
<td class="r data">     4.4</td>
<td class="r data">      36,898</td>
<td class="r data">       1,820</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,946</td>
<td class="r data">       1,753</td>
<td class="r data">     3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      70,138</td>
<td class="r data">       3,303</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
<td class="r data">      32,302</td>
<td class="r data">       1,689</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">      37,836</td>
<td class="r data">       1,614</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      61,801</td>
<td class="r data">       2,768</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,885</td>
<td class="r data">       1,439</td>
<td class="r data">     5.0</td>
<td class="r data">      32,916</td>
<td class="r data">       1,329</td>
<td class="r data">     4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      44,343</td>
<td class="r data">       1,710</td>
<td class="r data">     3.9</td>
<td class="r data">      20,761</td>
<td class="r data">         826</td>
<td class="r data">     4.0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,582</td>
<td class="r data">         884</td>
<td class="r data">     3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      78,153</td>
<td class="r data">       5,742</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">      27,525</td>
<td class="r data">       2,436</td>
<td class="r data">     8.9</td>
<td class="r data">      50,628</td>
<td class="r data">       3,306</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      90,290</td>
<td class="r data">       5,832</td>
<td class="r data">     6.5</td>
<td class="r data">      32,724</td>
<td class="r data">       2,511</td>
<td class="r data">     7.7</td>
<td class="r data">      57,566</td>
<td class="r data">       3,321</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      96,371</td>
<td class="r data">       5,085</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">      37,022</td>
<td class="r data">       2,378</td>
<td class="r data">     6.4</td>
<td class="r data">      59,349</td>
<td class="r data">       2,707</td>
<td class="r data">     4.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      98,210</td>
<td class="r data">       4,782</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">      38,526</td>
<td class="r data">       2,244</td>
<td class="r data">     5.8</td>
<td class="r data">      59,684</td>
<td class="r data">       2,538</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      96,083</td>
<td class="r data">       4,545</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
<td class="r data">      39,219</td>
<td class="r data">       2,170</td>
<td class="r data">     5.5</td>
<td class="r data">      56,864</td>
<td class="r data">       2,375</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      89,055</td>
<td class="r data">       3,746</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
<td class="r data">      37,592</td>
<td class="r data">       1,788</td>
<td class="r data">     4.8</td>
<td class="r data">      51,463</td>
<td class="r data">       1,958</td>
<td class="r data">     3.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      81,515</td>
<td class="r data">       3,549</td>
<td class="r data">     4.4</td>
<td class="r data">      36,725</td>
<td class="r data">       1,811</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,790</td>
<td class="r data">       1,738</td>
<td class="r data">     3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      69,848</td>
<td class="r data">       3,272</td>
<td class="r data">     4.7</td>
<td class="r data">      32,166</td>
<td class="r data">       1,671</td>
<td class="r data">     5.2</td>
<td class="r data">      37,682</td>
<td class="r data">       1,601</td>
<td class="r data">     4.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      61,563</td>
<td class="r data">       2,744</td>
<td class="r data">     4.5</td>
<td class="r data">      28,769</td>
<td class="r data">       1,424</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
<td class="r data">      32,794</td>
<td class="r data">       1,320</td>
<td class="r data">     4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      44,126</td>
<td class="r data">       1,689</td>
<td class="r data">     3.8</td>
<td class="r data">      20,649</td>
<td class="r data">         816</td>
<td class="r data">     4.0</td>
<td class="r data">      23,477</td>
<td class="r data">         873</td>
<td class="r data">     3.7</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">    10.6</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">         151</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         382</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">     8.4</td>
<td class="r data">         195</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    12.3</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">     4.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         344</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     7.3</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    10.0</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     4.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         380</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     6.6</td>
<td class="r data">         186</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">     9.7</td>
<td class="r data">         194</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">     3.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         401</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">     8.0</td>
<td class="r data">         205</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    10.7</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">     5.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         293</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">     8.5</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    12.6</td>
<td class="r data">         166</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     5.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         326</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">     7.4</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">     5.3</td>
<td class="r data">         156</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">     9.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         287</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">    10.8</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    13.3</td>
<td class="r data">         152</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">     8.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         233</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">     9.9</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         212</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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